Samuel Shaw to the Commissary, 1 January 1783

Samuel Shaw to the Commissary, 1 January 1783
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Writes, Please to issue provisions, from this day to the 12th inclusive, to Benjamin Jenkins, soldier in the Rhode Island Regiment on command from Saratoga, he having been served up to the 31st ulto. as per certificate from Col. Olney commanding said regiment. Note on verso signed illegibly.

Samuel Shaw to the Commissary about Provisions, 3 January 1783

Samuel Shaw to the Commissary about Provisions, 3 January 1783
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Writes, Please to issue to Prince Darby of the Massa. Artillery, fifteen days provision from the 4th instant - he being ordered on command with officers horses. By order of the Comdt. Note on verso signed illegibly.

Order to Issue Army Rations from Samuel Shaw for Stephen A. Hopkins to the Commissary at West Point, 1 August 1783

Order to Issue Army Rations from Samuel Shaw for Stephen A. Hopkins to the Commissary at West Point, 1 August 1783
Author: Samuel Shaw
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Order issued by Major Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, telling the commissary at West Point to issue 31 complete rations for Stephen A. Hopkins who was employed by the engineering department engraving cannons. Docket signed by the mark of a Sarah [Waner] stating that contractors delivered the rations.

Samuel Shaw to Henry Knox Discussing Congress, 30 October 1783

Samuel Shaw to Henry Knox Discussing Congress, 30 October 1783
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Discusses his experience with Congress, in particular, making forced compromises in order to bring about a successful end to Knox's business. I need not tell you how happy I am that this matter is at last brought to a close. Instead of one, it seems a twelvemonth since I left you, - the chagrin and mortification inseparable from an attendance on Congress is beyond any thing.

Return of Rations Issued to Thirty-one Prisoners, 27 January 1783

Return of Rations Issued to Thirty-one Prisoners, 27 January 1783
Author: Samuel Shaw
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Covers five days. Includes information for some regiments from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, and New York. Signed by Shaw as aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox, commander at West Point. Also signed by Captain Richard Douglass. Sergeant Benjamin Brooks signs a note on verso confirming receipt of provisions.